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Gerald James Bell |
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Born | July 14 1922, Crow Wing County |
Gender | Male |
Parents | James William Bell and Vietta Beatrice (Barker) Bell |
Schools Attended | |
Branch of Service | Army |
Additional Identifiers | Killed in Action Died in Service |
Service Timeframe | February 10 1941 - December 26 1941 |
War/Conflict | World War Two 1939-1945 |
Principal Units and Locations | 194th Tank Batallion, Philippines, Bataan |
Military Awards and Decorations | |
Gerald J. Bell 1941 | |
NarrativeUnit: - 194th Tank Battalion Overseas Duty: - Ship: U.S.S. President Coolidge - Boarded: Monday - 8 September 1941 - 3:00 P.M. - Sailed: 9:00 P.M. - same day - Arrived: Honolulu, Hawaii - Saturday - 13 September 1941 - 7:00 A.M. - Sailed: 5:00 P.M. - same day - Arrived: Manila - Friday - 26 September 1941 - disembark ship - 3:00 P.M. - taken by bus to Fort Stostenburg - Philippines - lived in tents until barracks completed - 15 November 1941 Engagements: - Battle of Luzon - 26 December 1941 - west of Carmen along Agno River - tanks were under heavy artillery and mortar fire - his company with A & D Companies, 192nd Tank Battalion, held 25 miles of the frontline with 30 tanks and 5 halftracks Killed in Action: -Friday - 26 December 1941 - Agno bridge area - held bridge so withdrawing forces could cross bridge - Surrounded by Japanese troops, with August Bender of his tank crew. The two soldiers were in a foxhole guarding bridge with a machine gun. - The Japanese machined gunned the two soldiers Memorial: - Tablets of the Missing - American Military Cemetery - Manila, Philippine Islands |